Below-median FMR - Sebring, FL MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Sebring, FL MSA is $1,271/month - 46th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#184 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 31.0% above market ; FMR rows touch Highlands County .
Lower-half placement for Sebring, FL MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA; Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area; Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area; Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL MSA, Seattle-Bellevue, WA HUD Metro FMR Area, Savannah, GA MSA, Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA MSA, Santa Fe, NM MSA .
FL-state FMR neighbors for Sebring, FL MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside FL: Homosassa Springs, FL MSA ($1,225); Wildwood-The Villages, FL MSA ($1,328); Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,352); Ocala, FL MSA ($1,373); Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,103); Punta Gorda, FL MSA ($1,470); Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA ($1,471); Gainesville, FL HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,493) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Sebring, FL MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $876/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,006/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,271/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,538/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,017/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Sebring, FL MSA
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Sebring, FL MSA; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $876/mo | $788/mo | $964/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,006/mo | $905/mo | $1,107/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,271/mo | $1,144/mo | $1,398/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,538/mo | $1,384/mo | $1,692/mo |
| 4-BR | $2,017/mo | $1,815/mo | $2,219/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Sebring, FL MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,271/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,144–$1,398/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Sebring, FL MSA
Published two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for this HUD area across FY2022-2026. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent fiscal years only. This is a historical HUD reference-rent series, not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result.
- Latest 2-BR
- $1,271
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +2.5%
- from FY2025 $1,240
- Span change
- +36.2%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $933/mo | - |
| 2023 | $997/mo | +6.9% |
| 2024 | $1,117/mo | +12.0% |
| 2025 | $1,240/mo | +11.0% |
| 2026 | $1,271/mo | +2.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Sebring, FL MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $970/mo → 31.0% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Sebring, FL MSA.
FL agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in FL whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF HOMESTEAD
- Gainesville Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of City of Daytona Beach
- Pasco County Housing Authority
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND
- HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BREVARD COUNTY
- SARASOTA HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Ocala Housing Authority
- City of Pensacola Housing Division
- CLEARWATER HOUSING AUTHORITY
Full near-amount ladder
- Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA · $1,272
- Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA · $1,273
- Pueblo, CO MSA · $1,269
- Akron, OH MSA · $1,268
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA · $1,268
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,274
- Abilene, TX MSA · $1,276
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,266
- Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,276
- Sumter, SC MSA · $1,276
What to do with this FMR desk
Sebring, FL HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,271/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+36.2% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (31.0% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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